L.E. Sissman (1928-1976) was a child prodigy who won the National Spelling Bee. He had a typical American middle class career in a time when that was still possible, but he also had the calling of a poet. He was diagnosed with Hodgkins’ disease in the late sixties, which inspired him to write prolifically: I. …
Year: 2018
These figures moving in my rhyme,
Who are they? Death and Death’s dog, Time. – N. Scott Momaday
Poetry
